Qatar Charity participates in 29th Doha International Book Fair

12/2/2018 |

Qatar Charity (QC), through its stall, is actively participating in the 29th edition of the Doha International Book Fair, which will continue until December 8, by organizing many special events and cultural activities for all visitors. QC’s activities at the fair includes seminars, workshops, and book-signing events for both; young and adult visitors.

This participation came as part of QC's responsibility to instill the values of humanitarian action and to spread the culture of volunteerism, and its efforts to contribute to the development of society in accordance with the Qatar National Vision 2030.

QC’s stall at fair, includes a section for publications, a children's corner and a corner of the electronic library. Qatar Charity is holding many activities and competitions for children such as the Balloon of Knowledge, Re-order Words to Make a Correct Sentence, Tell about the Picture in a Correct Sentence and “Who am I” aimed at introducing well-known reciters of the Holy Quran, in addition to general competitions, interactive games, and the activities of painting and coloring. There is also a competition for adults entitled "Book and Author" to introduce the authors of important books.

QC’s stall has a number of books, issued by Qatar Charity in both Arabic and English languages, for adults and children and the youth. The most important books include The Glowing of Success (second part) in Arabic, the English version of the same book (first part), a book for zakat calculation, a Hadith collection on making charity, in addition to Ghiras magazine, a story of three heroes, stories of “Future’s Writer” program and coloring book.

There are also two books at QC’s stall, which are entitled "Youth Experiences in Volunteer Work" and "Volunteers at the Heart of the Field", in addition to having an "e-Library" service, through which, visitors can browse and download QC’s publications.

Qatar Charity is also holding many seminars, targeting the public at the fair. These seminars are entitled “"Cultural and Intellectual Volunteerism", which was presented on the first day of the book fair, “Nurturing the Writing Talents of Young Generation”, and “Charity and Human Dignity", which will be held on Tuesday and Thursday of this week respectively.

Qatar Charity is also organizing several workshops, which are entitled “The Culture of Volunteerism”, “Turn the Story into a Movie", and "How to Write a Story”, which was held yesterday.

On Friday evening, a book-signing event was held for the wining stories in the second edition of “Future’s Writers”, which was attended by the winners and their family members. Another book-signing event will be organized for The Glowing of Success on December 2.

Qatar Charity participates in 29th Doha International Book Fair

12/2/2018 |

Qatar Charity (QC), through its stall, is actively participating in the 29th edition of the Doha International Book Fair, which will continue until December 8, by organizing many special events and cultural activities for all visitors. QC’s activities at the fair includes seminars, workshops, and book-signing events for both; young and adult visitors.

This participation came as part of QC's responsibility to instill the values of humanitarian action and to spread the culture of volunteerism, and its efforts to contribute to the development of society in accordance with the Qatar National Vision 2030.

QC’s stall at fair, includes a section for publications, a children's corner and a corner of the electronic library. Qatar Charity is holding many activities and competitions for children such as the Balloon of Knowledge, Re-order Words to Make a Correct Sentence, Tell about the Picture in a Correct Sentence and “Who am I” aimed at introducing well-known reciters of the Holy Quran, in addition to general competitions, interactive games, and the activities of painting and coloring. There is also a competition for adults entitled "Book and Author" to introduce the authors of important books.

QC’s stall has a number of books, issued by Qatar Charity in both Arabic and English languages, for adults and children and the youth. The most important books include The Glowing of Success (second part) in Arabic, the English version of the same book (first part), a book for zakat calculation, a Hadith collection on making charity, in addition to Ghiras magazine, a story of three heroes, stories of “Future’s Writer” program and coloring book.

There are also two books at QC’s stall, which are entitled "Youth Experiences in Volunteer Work" and "Volunteers at the Heart of the Field", in addition to having an "e-Library" service, through which, visitors can browse and download QC’s publications.

Qatar Charity is also holding many seminars, targeting the public at the fair. These seminars are entitled “"Cultural and Intellectual Volunteerism", which was presented on the first day of the book fair, “Nurturing the Writing Talents of Young Generation”, and “Charity and Human Dignity", which will be held on Tuesday and Thursday of this week respectively.

Qatar Charity is also organizing several workshops, which are entitled “The Culture of Volunteerism”, “Turn the Story into a Movie", and "How to Write a Story”, which was held yesterday.

On Friday evening, a book-signing event was held for the wining stories in the second edition of “Future’s Writers”, which was attended by the winners and their family members. Another book-signing event will be organized for The Glowing of Success on December 2.

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QC Checks its Projects in the

QC has recently reviewed the progress of its distinguished development projects inside Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia, and Turkey in order to adjust and modify them.

During his visit, Mr. Faisal Rashid Al-Fahida, QC’s EDO in these countries, reviewed some of QC’s projects and met with some of these countries’ officials.

Mr. Al-Fahida checked many of QC’s projects under a program which began with visiting QC’s headquarter and its employees. He went to Qatar’s Center for Training where he watched a video that showed QC’s most important accomplishments in Kosovo since the opening of the office until the end of 2014. He was also showed some samples of successful income-generating projects.

Mr. Al-Fahida met with Dr. Farid Aghani, the Minister of the Environment, who commended QC’s developing and charitable role in Kosovo. In addition, he mentioned how QC sponsored more than 1,500 orphans, and how it offered them entertaining, cultural and financial services. He also spoke about QC’s role in reducing the phenomenon of unemployment through implementing income-generating projects.

Mr. Al-Fahida supervised the honoring ceremony of the distinguished students and its sport festival. More than 340 orphaned boys and girls attended. Finally, the excellent and morally distinguished students were rewarded, and everyone was very happy.

Albania

During his field visit to the Albanian-Qatari school, Mr. Al-Fahida met with the school’s staff members and supervisors. He praised their efforts and the students’ excellent results. Also, two of the school’s female students won first prizes across Albania. This is added to last year’s excellent results, too.

Mr. Al-Farida paid a visit to several income-generating projects and encouraged its beneficiaries to work harder; he also encouraged the orphans to honor their parents and take care of their studies.

For this occasion, QC held a ceremony in which it distributed the basic needs to the large number of participating orphans, and other beneficiaries such as the Albanian-Qatari center and Albanian-Qatari school’s students.

Furthermore, Mr. Al-Fahida visited the project of building Rubik Mosque, one of the three mosques QC is currently building in Albania.

Mr. Al-Fahida, QC’s EDO, also met with Blendy Closey, the Minister of Labor of the Albanian Republic, who praised QC and commended its efforts especially in the fields of education and culture. Indeed, the two fields receive utmost attention from QC’s office in Albania through the Albanian-Qatari Center for Languages and Computer, the Qatari Center for Administrative and Educational Training, and the Albanian Qatari School.

He also met Ms. Esmiralda Ashkiah; member in the Albanian-Arabic Relationships Committee of the Albanian Parliament. She expressed her gratitude to QC for their continuous work through their effective office in Albania, and their constant help to Albania whenever necessary; like the donations that QC had offered to the victims of floods at the beginning of the year.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Many of the developmental projects funded by QC in Bosnia were visited. In addition, many beneficiaries sponsored by QC were met, especially from the orphans.

Mr. Al-Fahida visited the Mr. Bakir Izetbegović, the Chairman of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and acquainted him with QC and the size of its charitable projects and activities in the world, along with its future vision and the help it had offered to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Additionally, Mr. Faysal met with Mr. Adil Osmanović; Minister of civil affairs in Bosnia, where his Excellency praised the efforts and the aids that QC offered to Bosnia, and confirmed the need of Bosnians for a number of medical and cultural projects too.

Turkey

During his visit to Turkey, Mr. Al-Fahida visited many of QC’s projects. He took a close look at the Syrian displaced and refugees’ conditions there. He also reviewed the final phases of “Madinat Al-Rayyan” (Al-Rayyan City) project which was funded by QC in cooperation with IHH, its strategic partner inside and outside Turkey. The opening of its first phase is expected to be announced in the coming days.

Mr. Al-Fahida met with Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi, Qatar’s Ambassador in Turkey, who spoke about the efforts QC exerts to alleviate the sufferings of the Syrians inside and outside Syria.

In addition, he visited some of the headquarters of QC’s associates in Turkey such as White Hands charity, Syrian Education Commission, and IMC, which QC signed an agreement with at the end of last year. Such agreement would allow the institutions to reach the neediest territories for relief and aid. Plus, they would mostly help the affected in Syria and would offer healthcare to the displaced Syrian children who did not have any regular healthcare services availab

Because it always supports the neediest categories and because it always tries to fulfill its duty towards the orphans it sponsors, QC signed a strategic partnership with Hemaya Security Solutions Co. to hire more than 250 orphans of legal age in Sudan. This initiative is considered to be the first of its kind ever to be implemented by a charity organization.

More than 548 candidates applied for the job. 400 of which were interviewed by Hemaya’s delegate Mr. Falih Ahmed Al-Hajri. The interviews lasted for four consecutive days; then 319 were selected to work for Hemaya. 250 of them were from orphans and 59 of them were from the orphans’ families.

Commendations

Mr. Rashid Abdurrahman Al-Naimi, Qatar’s ambassador in Sudan, praised the cooperation between the Qatari institutions to achieve humanitarian and charitable goals. He said it shows Qatar’s bright side.

Furthermore, Mr. Faisal Rashid Al-Fahida, QC’s EDO, commended the outcome of the partnership between Hemaya Co and QC. Such initiative will result in the enhancement of the conditions of many families.

Mr. Falih Hamad Al-Hajri, Chief of Governmental Relations Department at Hemaya, emphasized on the company’s willingness to expand its partnership and increase the work with QC under the understanding of the responsibilities of the Qatari institutions to make a positive change in people’s lives and to empower them economically.

All of the interviewees expressed their appreciation and gratitude for Qatar and QC for such a good initiative hoping more orphans and poor families would benefit from it.

The EDO said that according to QC’s procedures and regulations, the sponsorship time ends when the orphan becomes of a legal age; 18 and above. However, QC never stops helping them until they are financially independent.

Sponsorship Services

QC offers two kinds of services to the sponsored children. First, it offers individual services such as regularly giving money to the sponsored during the time of sponsorship, and directly supervising the student’s education, health, social behavior and psychology. In addition, it offers in-kind contributions every now and then which help the child such as giving him\her a school bag or Eidya.

Second, it offers a group services which include all the activities QC does for a group of sponsored children at the same time. These services and activities can be cultural, artistic, educational, sport, or entertaining.

Sponsorships differ and depend on the conditions of the orphan. There is the sponsorship of a child living with his family, a child living with a foster family, and a child living in an orphanage. Sponsoring children while living with their families comes first because QC believes in the importance of growing up around one’s family. Family is a healthy environment which supports the child educationally, psychologically, emotionally and socially. Sponsoring children by sending them to foster families comes second. Finally, if the first and second choices are not available, QC sends children to an acknowledged orphanage.

85,000 Orphans

QC is currently sponsoring more than 3,489 orphans in 8 Sudanese states. It provides them with financial and educational support, and offers them cultural and entertaining activities. As part of last year’s campaign “Rofaqa’” (Companions), QC sponsored more than 750 orphans in Sudan. Finally, QC sponsors around 85,000 orphans around the world in more than 40 countries.

QC signed a cooperation agreement with Ajyal Center for Training and Consultancy through which QC’s administration of developmental centers and Ajyal Center would cooperate to offer developmental and social services to the society by organizing activities, events and different programs, and holding training and educational courses.

Mr. Abdul Nasser Al-Zahr Al-Yafi’ee, QC’s Executive Director of Local Development, and Mis. Ghada Ayoush, the Director General of Ajyal Center for Training and Consulting, signed the agreement in Qatar’s office in Duhail.

The signed cooperation agreement stipulates that both parties shall cooperate by sharing their experiences and potentials in the field of developmental and social services so as to provide distinguished community service. They also agreed on mutual coordination to hold several purposeful activities and developmental programs.

Mobilizing Efforts

Mr. Abdul Nasser Az-Zahr Al-Yafi’ee, QC’s Executive Director of Local Development, said that this is part of QC’s efforts to support developmental work; that is related to training and expertise improvement. The goal is to make a quantum leap in that field. He pointed out to the big efforts which must be exerted in order to overcome a lot of obstacles.

Al-Yafi’ee also added that through this agreement with ‘Ajyal’ Center, QC is trying to mobilize all the efforts to achieve the desired goals. The two parties agreed to work together in every possible way to serve all the developmental projects to serve the Qatari society.

Mr. Al-Yafi’ee expressed his gratitude to Ajyal Center for Training and Consultancy for its participation in the development process. He also emphasized QC’s willingness to cooperate and help in developing Qatar to see the Qatari 2030 vision come true.

Capacity Building

Ms. Ghada Ayoush, Director General of Ajyal Center for Training and Consulting, sincerely thanked QC and its staff members. She said that ‘Ajyal’ Center believes in training the Qataris to become leaders and to improve their skills. It also aims at achieving its goal of empowering the Qatari pepole so as to bring the Qatari 2030 vision to become a reality. Finally, as part of the center’s efforts to make real partnerships with local institutions, it welcomed the implementation of such initiative with QC; the international and local pioneering charity, which the center shares so many objectives.

Ayoush added that this agreement would be the beginning of cooperation between QC and ‘Ajyal’; such cooperation will create something creatively new that will keep up with the modern challenges. “We aspire to invest this agreement in mobilizing efforts to increase the knowledge of the members of the society and to increase their cultural understanding. With the help of training experts, we will make several activities and awareness programs through scientific and educational methodology. Our priority is to reinforce the values of the youths. We will do everything we can to achieve this goal. We will actively and seriously work with QC to identify our general goals and plan the way we are going to achieve them.”

Purposeful Agreements

QC had already signed an agreement with Tomooh for Voluntary Work Management in order to present a distinguished social work.

In addition, a number of agreements were signed with famous sport figures and journalists so as to be the ambassadors of good values.

In its headquarter in Doha, QC also signed cooperation, educational sponsorships, and voluntary initiatives agreements with educational centers and youth and voluntary institutions. They all aimed at serving the society and encouraging the Qatari youth to do voluntary work. For example, they inaugurated initiatives such as Salati (my prayer), Al-Majales Madares (sessions are like schools), and Suhba (companionship). QC also signed an agreement with ‘Layan’ campaign to relieve the Syrian refugees in Lebanon, and another agreement with ‘Rowad’ center. These agreements include the implementation of projects and developmental and educational programs inside Qatar and voluntary and relief campaigns outside Qatar.

Through its office in the Strip and in cooperation with Ghaith for Relief and Development, QC has recently started implementing ‘Providing Drinking Water’ project to the poor. More than 3,000 poor families are expected to benefit from it. It will take around 8 months for the project to be implemented at a cost of 262,000 QR.

Kidney Diseases

The Municipalities in the Strip provide the citizens with salty water only, which could cause many different diseases such as kidney diseases. Therefore, QC decided to implement this project in order to provide the poor families with good drinking water.

Eng. Mohammed Abu Halloub, QC’s Office Director in the Strip, said that this project is being implemented because QC wants to alleviate the sufferings of those who cannot afford to get good drinking water, and to prevent the diseases spread because of water pollution. He also emphasized the fact that water projects are on the top QC’s priorities’ list since the siege and the attacks on the Strip have destroyed all of the water networks, which were not even sufficient.

QC, as he also mentioned, will not spare an effort until it has helped the needy families and offered a good living opportunities for the needy; whether through relief or development projects.

Water Crisis

The Strip’s aquifer is both polluted and empty which made the Strip suffer from a dire water crisis. As a result, the Gazan families who are financially stable buy filtered water, while the poor families still use the brackish water provided by the municipalities.

To help face this crisis, QC is implementing a project to filter rainwater and to inject it into the aquifer in around 30 public schools.

The UN had already warned from the worsening situation of water in the Strip. According to the UN’s report, if the current conditions remain the same, the situation in 2016 will be catastrophic. The Strip is in great need for desalination plants a hundred times more than roads.

Reconstruction of Gaza

After all the destruction and wreckage the last aggression on the Strip caused, QC spared no effort to help rebuild the Strip.

More than 2,000 people were martyred during the aggression, 11,200 were injured, and thousands of families, whose houses were demolished, were displaced. Furthermore, many infrastructure facilities such as roads, hospitals, schools, and factories were destroyed.

The last brutal attack on the Gaza Strip caused the loss of so many people, houses, and facilities. 2,139 were martyred: 579 of them were children, 264 of them were women, and 102 were elders. 11,200 people were injured: 25% of them became handicapped. 1,000 children became permanently disabled. 2,088 women, 3,374 children and 410 old people were injured. 1,200 families lost their breadwinners. 90 families were entirely eliminated and 49 massacres were executed.

In addition, 466,000 citizens were displaced, 2,360 houses were completely destroyed, 13,644 houses were partly destroyed, 30,000 workers lost their jobs, and 134 factories were completely demolished. The destruction of Gaza cost a financial loss of 3,500,000,000 USD.

In cooperation with the Department of Women at Youth for Jerusalem Association, Qatari Women, and Abdullah Al Ansari Shrine Complex; QC’s Development center organized an event entitled ‘Palestine: Where I found Islam’ which was attended by Ms. LaurenBooth. She spoke about the sufferings and needs of the Palestinians, her story about reverting to Islam and Palestine’s role in making that happen.

Different people attended this event such as the wives of a number of Arab and foreign ambassadors, female officials representing their countries’ ambassadors, and other guests of different age and from different cultural backgrounds.

Real Suffering

Lauren Booth, the British Activist, talked to the audience about the tragic situation in Palestine and how because of the Palestinians she found her path to Islam. While being and living with them, as she mentioned, she was introduced to Islam.

In addition, Ms. Booth explained how the sufferings of the Palestinians influenced her life. She decided to do everything she could in order to alleviate their sufferings and offer them a helping hand. “The Palestinian people deserve the best. They are holding on to their cause and are willing to do whatever it takes in its name. They are truly suffering and we have to help them overcome it,” said she.

Jerusalem: Our Main Cause

Ms. Badriya Al Yaqout, QC’s Director of the Female Department, welcomed the audience, especially Ms. Booth. She expressed her admiration of Ms. Booth’s strong humanitarian motives which led her to Islam.

Ms. Nour Mash’al, Youth for Jerusalem Director of the Female Department, thanked QC and the participants for this solidarity move with Jerusalem. It is the most important cause for the Islamic World.

Ms. Hanadi Hilwani, a Murabita from Jerusalem, spoke to the audience through a recorded speech and thanked all the people standing with the Palestinians in general and with Jerusalem in particular.

During the event, Ms. Mona Abu Rashid and Bushra Khattab were responsible for the first part of entertainment; while the second part was a performance of the dance of Dabka, a traditional Palestinian dance.

In the conclusion of the event, QC displayed its most important projects which serve Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque. The audience was amazed and commended QC’s projects. They also thanked Abdullah Al Ansari Shrine Complex which has a cooperation agreement with QC to offer its main hall for meetings with intellectuals and scientists an

Naji Abd ar-Rab Al Aji: "The health camp represents an excellent example for the officials' cooperation in order to reinforce the feeling of social responsibility".

Friends Cultural Center, one of QC's Developmental Centers, and the Indian Doctors Club at Tariq bin Ziad School for Boys organized the thirteenth Health Charity Camp for the Asian communities residing in Qatar. More than 4,500 people benefited from this camp. It was held under the auspices of the Supreme Council of Health, Primary Health Care Corporation, and Hamad Medical Corporation; and was sponsored by Ooredoo.

125 doctors, more than 250 medical assistants, nurses and technicians, and hundreds of volunteers participated in the camp.

The inauguration Committee included Ms. Fatima Al Kuwairi, Ooredoo Director of Public Affairs and Community Services; Ms. Mariam Yassin Al Hamadi, Primary Healthcare Corporate Communication CEO; Major Ibrahim Al Samih, Drug Control Standing Committee General Secretary; Mr. Khalifa Al Yahri, Public Affairs Director Assistant at Hamad Medical Corporation; Dr. Samir Muban, Head of the Indian Doctors Club in Qatar; Mr. R. K Singh, Convoy President Deputy in the Indian Embassy in Doha; Dr. Mohammed Abdu ar-Rahman an-Nour, from the Supreme Council of Health; Dr. Mubashir Abu Bakr Abd Faraj, Head of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control Supreme Council of Health Deputy; Brigadier Hamed Al Yafie; Mr. Ali Al Gharib, Head of the Local Developmental Centers at QC; and Mr. Ayman Bikhairi, Deputy Headmaster at Tariq bin Ziad High School.

Mr. Al Aji commended the efforts of everyone who worked on making the camp successful and emphasized the importance of providing healthcare to everyone. “It is an extraordinary activity. We thank the Social Affairs Ministry for its support to such humanitarian events. These kinds of activities are a good sign for achieving the goals of Qatar 2030 vision,” said he.

For his part, Mr. Abdul Nasser Al Zahr Al Yafie, QC’s Local Development CEO, said, “Holding this camp is part of QC’s effective communication with the communities residing in Qatar. It is one of so many other ways to guarantee public health.”

Awareness Lectures

This time’s health camp was entitled “From Farm to Plate: Food Is Healthier”. The camp provided all the necessary facilitations for diagnosis and examination. Furthermore, it raised the visitors’ awareness through holding awareness sessions. Mainly, the targeted category was the Asian communities in order to emphasize the importance of eating healthy food that is free from harmful components. The camp also stressed the importance of mental health, and commitment to a good lifestyle which includes exercise. The communities should benefit from the healthcare services provided by the country where they reside, as well.

2,000 registered people with low income from different Asian nationalities benefited from the project. They underwent medical tests for blood pressure, blood sugar, Cholesterol, and oral cancer. Plus, their eyes were examined. They had a electromyogram and were examined via ultrasound. They received free medications for general diseases as prescribed by doctors. In addition, more than 400 eyeglasses were distributed for free.

During the camp, hundreds of men and women benefited from the awareness lectures which were delivered by medical specialists. They spoke about different topics such as Sunshine Vitamin: the Truth Vs the Myth, Diseases Resulting from Wrong Lifestyle, Dangers of Diabetes, Mental Health, and Women’s Daily Healthcare.